Readout of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's Call With Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan bin Ali Al[...]

Pentagon Press Secretary John Ullyot provided the following readout:

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and the Qatari Minister of State for Defense Affairs Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan bin Ali Al Thani held an introductory call today to reaffirm the bilateral defense partnership and discuss opportunities to work together in support of regional security. The Secretary thanked Qatar for hosting U.S. and coalition forces at Al Udeid Air Base and urged continued support for Trump Administration efforts to secure the release of the hostages from Gaza.